tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post450295191212130186..comments2024-03-16T02:47:26.441+13:00Comments on This Fluid Thrill: A Second Helping: a conversation with Sue OrrCraig Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-6886290050630983962010-08-18T22:15:37.679+12:002010-08-18T22:15:37.679+12:00These days a story is finished for me when it is p...These days a story is finished for me when it is published. I tell myself I'm not allowed to play around with it any more and move on. <br /><br />Of course, before I started getting things published, it was harder to tell when to keep working at and revising a story and when to jettison a lost cause and focus on something else. Back then, I'd show my work to other people. If I was embarrassed about even showing them, then the story definitely wasn't ready. If I showed it to someone, I could usually tell straight away from their reaction if there was still work to do.Craig Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-91741511251914374752010-08-18T01:22:28.169+12:002010-08-18T01:22:28.169+12:00Really enjoyed the conversation. Thanks Craig.
Di...Really enjoyed the conversation. Thanks Craig.<br /><br />Discussions about Sue Orr's second book of stories reminded me of Lloyd Jone's Mr Pip. Just wondering if this is a matter of great minds thinking alike?<br /><br />Commenting on her first book, Sue says: "I was still discovering and experimenting with different voices and techniques."<br /><br />Is there a time when an author stops discovering and experimenting? <br /><br />Another question I feel like asking all short story writers is - when do you know you are finished with a story?Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792004983242135849noreply@blogger.com